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works for me, whatever it takes to get as much stuff there as possible as fast as possible. I'll bet you won't hear many republicans especially in the Senate complaining either.

maybe Chevy Chase can re-enact the crime scene.

I think at one time that was how the Harrier was expected to be used.

Russia has been using the Chinese yuan to get around sweeping Western sanctions — but this side door may be closing (yahoo.com)

Counteroffensive underway: ‘We overestimated Russians and underestimated ourselves’ (yahoo.com)

so was that big meeting with all the bloggers just to show them the big freakin window Putin has prepared if they don't toe the line? Sounds about his speed.

Putin seen stuttering while making false claims about Ukraine’s commander-in-chief (yahoo.com) d-d-d-defeat?!

How fitting. Sadly though it is likely affecting or going to affect the civilian population.

ahh man, this is worthy of a Monty Python skit. Kremlin decides that goal to "demilitarise" Ukraine has largely been achieved (yahoo.com) So apparently Russia just wanted Ukraine to not have any of it's old legacy weapons.

not so sure fighter planes are the answer. Seems they'd be more the hunted rather than the hunter trying to get the helos with all the AD assets around.

hit their bases. Soooo we need to help with the info and the weapons to ... hit their bases.

Regarding the earlier posts about reported Russian dead, here is a good reason to stick to confirmed cases - analyzing what and who those dead represent. It isn't surprising news, but it is always good to know what the enemy force consists of. Russia notices portrayal of its invaders changed since beginning of war (yahoo.com)

To conceal significant losses, invaders sending only injured officers to Russia for treatment – General Staff (yahoo.com) The Russian invasion forces’ command has now established a new procedure for treating injured Russian servicemen, under which only officers are eligible for evacuation to Russia, the General Staff said. Under Russian army rules, sergeants and enlisted personnel, regardless of the severity or complexity of their injuries, are to be treated only in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, the General Staff said.

opinion piece but interesting perspective. Russia’s transformation into a wholly-owned subsidiary of China is now complete (yahoo.com)

I was counting more on them being corpses.

getting across is only part of the problem and the easier part. Supply across that river is going to determine whether you should even bother.

you know, that is almost believable... i mean look at Charles....

Russian soldiers reportedly looting homes in Belgorod Oblast (yahoo.com) "They are living in our houses, leading an ugly lifestyle, leaving alcohol and other things as garbage and dirt, polluting toilets and houses, personal belongings and property are stolen,” another local resident told Meduza. “An ATV was stolen from our garage and how it is often spotted in the vicinity.” Reports of Russian soldiers looting Russian residences has become commonplace in Belgorod. "We live in the village of Nova Tavolzhanka,” another social media user, claiming to a resident of the village, wrote. “Today, on June 14, we went for the first time to check our homes. Two houses are damaged, the doors are broken in, the windows are also broken... All things inside turned upside down in search for small precious items, and a portion of them were stolen. We saw vandalism in another house: the TV set is broken, the furniture is torn up. Soldiers are obviously living in the house. We have found two bikes that were stolen earlier from our neighbors, in our yard.” Alcoholism wave hits top officials and elite in Russia ‘like never before’ amidst war, media reports (yahoo.com) Verstka reporters recently interviewed several sources connected to the Kremlin, the Russian parliament, and regional authorities. All these sources confirmed that a significant number of employees from government agencies, government officials, and particularly public politicians and “members of the elite” have been “getting plastered much more” over the past year. “Governors skip meetings, and indulge in banned substances,” noted one source. “Meetings are disrupted, and they attend events while intoxicated. Guests from Moscow used to despise excessive drinking in other regions, but now they drink like there’s no tomorrow.”

‘More where that came from’ — Freedom of Russia Legion shows off raid near Belgorod, announces new missions (yahoo.com) Russian volunteers announced another raid in Belgorod Oblast on June 1. On June 4, they again stated that they were engaging in battles in the suburbs of Shebekino in Belgorod Oblast. On June 7, the RVC fighters reported that they had completely controlled the Russian village of Nova Tavolzhanka for a week.

nah it is just perspective. it is like an Escher drawing. It can be up and down at the same time, receiving the bribe whilst giving the bribe at the same time,

well they are definitely going to be weaker if RA artillery is getting hammered now.

just for reference Submarine Cable Map

Russia has lost so much money due to the Ukraine war that it's now trying to raise $4 billion by slapping a windfall tax on its oligarchs (yahoo.com) Russia is preparing to tax companies that made more than 1 billion rubles in profits since 2021. The levy is expected to raise about $4 billion, a high-level finance official told RBC TV. Russia posted a first-quarter deficit of almost 2.4 trillion rubles amid the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin is feeling the pinch from its war in Ukraine, so much that it's imposing a one-time windfall tax on large Russian companies and their oligarch owners. Russia approved a draft bill to slap up to a 10% one-off windfall tax on large Russian companies, according to a Tuesday announcement by the country's finance ministry. It's targeting companies that annually made more than 1 billion rubles, or $11.9 million, in profits since 2021, per the announcement. This levy could raise about 300 billion rubles, or $3.6 billion, in taxes collectively, Andrei Belousov, the first deputy prime minister, said in an interview with RBC TV, Interfax reported on Tuesday. Belousov told RBC that the companies themselves proposed the taxes, according to Interfax.

Sorry, just back from the emergency room. I rolled my eyes so hard they were stuck staring at my eyebrows. (which I also asked them to trim as they really needed it). By that logic they should have immediately just said, "yep Moskva is on the bottom of the Black Sea." I mean after all it wasn't like she was going to return to port right?

Says there is video but not on the page The joy of liberation – Navy shares video of liberation of Donetsk Oblast’s Makarivka (yahoo.com) This one has video Ukraine Claims Recapture of Makarivka in Donetsk Oblast (yahoo.com)